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1 palaestra -- rank: 1000

palaestra definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a public ... to the training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: palestra, palaestra] Merriam Webster's noun (plural palaestrae) Etymology: Middle English palestre arena, from Latin palaestra place for wrestling, from Greek palaistra, from palaiein to wrestle ... Antiq. a wrestling-school or gymnasium. Etymology: ME f. L palaestra f. Gk palaistra f. palaio wrestle Webster's 1913 Dictionary Palaestra Pa*l[ae]s"tra, n. See Palestra. Webster's ... n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras. [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written also pal[ae]stra.] ( ...

2 PALAESTRA, PALESTRA -- rank: 923

PALAESTRA, PALESTRA definitions International Standard Bible Encyclopedia pa-les'-tra. See ...

3 palestra -- rank: 440

... to the training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: palestra, palaestra] Oxford Reference Dictionary var. of PALAESTRA. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Palestra Pa*les"tra, n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras. [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq ...

4 Gymnasium -- rank: 348

... International Standard Bible Encyclopedia jim-na'-zi-um. See GAMES; PALAESTRA. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Place for ... links, lists, locale, marketplace, mat, milieu, open forum, outfield, oval, palaestra, parade ground, pit, place, platform, playground, playing field, playroom, polo ...

5 Range -- rank: 220

... organize, orientation, outdistance, outlie, outlook, outlook over, outrange, outstretch, overpass, palaestra, pampa, pampas, panorama, parade ground, parcel out, park, parsecs, pas ...

6 Palestras -- rank: 220

... n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras. [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq ...

7 Palestrae -- rank: 220

... n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras. [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq ...

8 parade ground -- rank: 220

... gymnasium, hall, hippodrome, lists, locale, marketplace, mat, milieu, open forum, palaestra, pit, place, platform, precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, range ...

9 Purlieu -- rank: 220

... lists, locale, marketplace, mat, meeting place, milieu, open forum, outskirts, palaestra, parade ground, pit, place, platform, precinct, precincts, prize ring, public ...

10 Precinct -- rank: 220

... milieu, nearness, neighborhood, nighness, oblast, okrug, open forum, orb, orbit, palaestra, pale, parade ground, parish, pit, place, platform, pocket borough, precincts ...

11 Platform -- rank: 220

... mean sea level, menhir, milepost, milestone, milieu, monument, open forum, palaestra, parade ground, parterre, party line, party platform, pharos, pit, place ...

12 Place -- rank: 220

... opening, opportunism, opportunity, order, ought, out of place, outlook, pad, palaestra, parade ground, parcel out, park, parkway, part, parts, pass, pave ...

13 Pit -- rank: 220

... orchestra pit, ossuarium, ossuary, outside market, over-the-counter market, palaestra, parade ground, paradise, parquet, parquet circle, parterre, passage grave, peanut ...

14 open forum -- rank: 220

... locale, logical analysis, logical discussion, marketplace, mat, milieu, open discussion, palaestra, panel, panel discussion, parade ground, pit, place, platform, precinct, prize ...

15 lists -- rank: 220

... definitions Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. pl. Arena, palaestra, race-course.